A Funeral Service for Jewel Riley of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, will be 11:00 am, Monday, April 2, 2018, at The Presbyterian Church of Bull Shoals, with Reverend Dr. Fred Taylor officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, April 1, 2018, from 4:00 until 6:00 pm, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel in Bull Shoals.
Jewel passed away March 29, 2018, at her home at Carefree Living in Bull Shoals, AR, at the age of 92. She was born December 11,1925, in Aberdeen, Mississippi, the daughter of Andrew and Willie Wells Taylor. She married Harold Junior Riley on June 26, 1943 In Pine Lawn, MO. Jewel was a homemaker and loved her crocheting, crafts, and playing games of all kinds, especially cards. She was a member of the local Red Hatters and dearly loved to fish. Jewel was a long time member of The Presbyterian Church of Bull Shoals.
Jewel is survived by her daughters, Judith Morrow of Bull Shoals, Neva Hewitt of Carlsbad, NM, and Deborah Schulze of Marquette, KS; brother, Fred (Norma) Taylor of Bull Shoals, AR; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harold; two brothers; eight sisters and four grandchildren.
Burial will be in the Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery, Mountain Home, AR.
Memorials may be made to The Presbyterian Church of Bull Shoals, AR.
Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services.